Sunday, 9 December 2012

Referencing and Plagiarism


 Plagiarism:
According to Anderson (1998, p.27) ‘Plagiarism includes the theft of words, ideas, findings or methods without giving the original source.’
In other words, Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s work and try to pretend that it is your own. When you are doing assignments in college you are not allowed to do this. In many cases it will result in you getting zero marks for your work. When you use someone else’s work in your own you must reference!
What is referencing?
According to Stogdon and Kitely (2010, p.122) ‘an acknowledgement that you have used the work or ideas (or exact words in the case of quotes) of others.’
Referencing is actually very beneficial for you as it will help the reader to see where you got your ideas from. You may also gain marks for it if it is part of the marking scheme. (Stigdon and Kiteley 2010, p.123)
 
A guide for college students who are new to referencing:
Who: You must reference the author and the Publishers.  (Owl writing lab, 2012)
Where: You must reference in the main body of the text and also in the Bibliography at the end. (Owl writing lab,2012)
Why:  Referencing will help to support your answer. It will show that what you said in the text is true. According to Stogdon and Kiteley (2010, p.123) ‘It shows that you have used academic sources to support your statements and arguments are not just relying on unsupported, personal opinion.’
What: You must reference someone else’s work, words and ideas. (Stogdon and Kiteley 2010, p.122)
When: Any time you use another person’s work, words and ideas in your answer you must provide a reference.
How: When referencing you should be familiar with your college’s policy.
See Examples Below!
Anderson, J (1998) Plagiarism, Copyright and violation and other thefts of Intellectual property, An annotated Bibliography with a lengthy introduction, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
Kiteley, R and Stogdon, C (2010) Study Skills for social workers London: Sage Publications LTD.
Owl writing Lab Purdue University, 2012 Referencite  academic referencing resource: The University of Auckland
Accessed 09/12/2012

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